2022 Guaranteed Rate Bowl

2022 Guaranteed Rate Bowl
33rd Guaranteed Rate Bowl
Wisconsin Badgers Oklahoma State Cowboys (6–6) (7–5) Big Ten Big 12 24 17 Head coach:  Luke Fickell Head coach:  Mike Gundy
1 2 3 4 Total Wisconsin 3 14 7 0 24 Oklahoma State 7 0 0 10 17
Date	December 27, 2022
Season	2022
Stadium	Chase Field
Location	Phoenix, Arizona
MVP	Offense: Braelon Allen (RB, Wisconsin)[1] Defense: Jordan Turner (LB, Wisconsin)
Favorite	Wisconsin by 4.5
Referee	Matt Loeffler (SEC)[2]
Attendance	23,187
Payout	US$1,625,560[3]
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
International TV coverage
Network	ESPN Deportes

The 2022 Guaranteed Rate Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 27, 2022, at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. The 33rd annual Guaranteed Rate Bowl, the game featured Oklahoma State from the Big 12 Conference and Wisconsin from the Big Ten Conference. The game began at 8:25 p.m. MST^[4] and was aired on ESPN.^[5] It was one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season. The game's title sponsor was residential mortgage company Guaranteed Rate.

Teams

The bowl has conference tie-ins with the Big 12 and Big Ten, who supplied Oklahoma State and Wisconsin, respectively, for this game. This was the first time that the Badgers and Cowboys faced each other.^[6] Oklahoma State had twice appeared in this bowl (in December 2007 and January 2015) and Wisconsin once before (in December 1996). The teams had won each of their previous appearances in this bowl.

Oklahoma State

Main article: 2022 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Oklahoma State finished their regular season with a 7–5 record, 4–5 in conference play. They opened the season with five consecutive wins, and were ranked as high as No. 7, but then lost five of their remaining seven games. The Cowboys faced four ranked opponents, defeating Baylor and Texas while losing to TCU and Kansas State.

Wisconsin

Main article: 2022 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Wisconsin compiled a 6–6 regular-season record, going 4–5 in conference play. They faced one ranked opponent during the season, losing to Ohio State on September 24.

Game summary

2022 Guaranteed Rate Bowl

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	3	14	7	0	24
Oklahoma State	7	0	0	10	17

at Chase Field • Phoenix, Arizona

• Date: Tuesday, December 27, 2022
• Game time: 8:15 p.m. MST
• Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 23,187
• Referee: Matt Loeffler
• TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
• Box score

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Wisconsin Oklahoma State 1 10:19 7 42 3:20 WIS 47-yard field goal by Nate Van Zelst 3 0 1 5:56 1 84 0:17 OSU Stephon Johnson Jr. 84-yard touchdown reception from Garret Rangel, Tanner Brown kick good 3 7 2 5:23 13 68 7:24 WIS Chez Mellusi 1-yard touchdown run, Nate Van Zelst kick good 10 7 2 0:44 8 65 4:16 WIS Hayden Rucci 15-yard touchdown reception from Chase Wolf, Nate Van Zelst kick good 17 7 3 6:42 2 32 0:44 WIS Braelon Allen 20-yard touchdown run, Nate Van Zelst kick good 24 7 4 12:57 10 80 3:56 OSU Ollie Gordon 1-yard touchdown reception from Garret Rangel, Tanner Brown kick good 24 14 4 5:08 13 69 6:06 OSU 24-yard field goal by Tanner Brown 24 17 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 24 17

Statistics

Team statistical comparison[4] Statistic Wisconsin Oklahoma State First downs 21 11 First downs rushing 13 3 First downs passing 6 7 First downs penalty 2 1 Third down efficiency 4–14 3–14 Fourth down efficiency 2–2 1–1 Total plays–net yards 73–374 57–281 Rushing attempts–net yards 47–258 26–52 Yards per rush 5.5 2.0 Yards passing 116 229 Pass completions–attempts 16–26 14–31 Interceptions thrown 1 2 Punt returns–total yards 2–27 0–0 Kickoff returns–total yards 4–127 2–29 Punts–average yardage 7–46.7 9–45.1 Fumbles–lost 1–1 0–0 Penalties–yards 2–20 3–35 Time of possession 37:58 22:02

Wisconsin statistics[4] Badgers passing C–A Yds TD–INT Chase Wolf 16–26 116 1–1 Badgers rushing Car Yds TD Braelon Allen 22 116 1 Chez Mellusi 16 77 1 Skyler Bell 1 44 0 Chimere Dike 2 16 0 Andy Vujnovich 1 13 0 Julius Davis 2 8 0 Chase Wolf 3 -16 0 Badgers receiving Rec Yds TD Chimere Dike 3 36 0 Hayden Rucci 2 28 1 Keontez Lewis 3 26 0 Jack Eschenbach 2 14 0 Skyler Bell 1 5 0 Julius Davis 1 3 0 J. T. Seagreaves 1 3 0 Brady Schipper 1 1 0 Braelon Allen 2 0 0

Oklahoma State statistics[4] Cowboys passing C–A Yds TD–INT Garret Rangel 14–31 229 2–2 Cowboys rushing Car Yds TD Ollie Gordon 12 45 0 Deondre Jackson 5 8 0 Jaden Nixon 2 6 0 Garret Rangel 6 -3 0 Brennan Presley 1 -4 0 Cowboys receiving Rec Yds TD Stephon Johnson Jr. 1 84 1 Brennan Presley 6 74 0 Rashod Owens 1 41 0 John Paul Richardson 2 21 0 Talyn Shettron 1 10 0 Ollie Gordon 1 1 1 Braydon Johnson 1 -1 0 Jaden Nixon 1 -1 0

References

1. Low, Asher (December 28, 2022). "Braelon Allen earns player of the game honors in Guaranteed Rate Bowl win". badgerswire.usatoday.com. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
2. Austro, Ben (December 4, 2022). "2022–23 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
3. "2022 Bowl Schedule". College Football Poll. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
4. "2022 Guaranteed Rate Bowl Final Stats" (PDF). Statbroadcast. December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
5. "2022 College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
6. "Winsipedia - Wisconsin vs. Oklahoma State". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 4, 2022.